Everything You Need to Know About This Daring Sonic Crossover When we’re taking our first steps as young musicians, money can be, shall we say…tight. In fact, if you’re anything like me, you used up all your Christmases and birthdays for the following five years just to snag the axe you’ve been ogling through the…
Bass guitars are beautiful instruments in so many ways. Not only are they the driving force behind so many songs in so many genres, but when you own one, you don’t have to change the strings as often as a standard 6 string guitar. However, there will come a time when the strings will need…
Bass guitar is often considered to be an easier instrument to play than its smaller cousin, the six-string. Indeed, it’s long been a running joke that the worst guitarist in the band is forced to be the bassist. True or not, it would certainly be fair to say that some pick up the instrument due…
When you watch musicians playing their instruments on stage, they make it look so easy. Whether you play bass guitar or not, you have probably looked at a bassist and thought “I can do that.” Well, we do not doubt that you can and will! But, one shock many beginners find is that there is…
To keep your bass guitar sounding great, you will need to practice basic maintenance. This is because the wooden parts of the bass are held under tension from the metal strings, so can sometimes need adjustment to ensure that they’re able to be played in tune. Adjustments are typically covered under the general term “setup”….
